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Re: Super light-weight Space-Crafts of the future!!!

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Originally Posted by Moontanman View Post
As I said before, strenth is more important than being light weight. There comes a point where it's far more important to be strong than it is to be light.
Nano Assembly would allow the spacecraft to be both strong and light.

With light fuel, and a light haul/craft, the craft will zip through space, as opposed to a craft with light fuel and a heavy craft producing drag.

We wouldn't need it to be any stronger than high class titanium or diamond.


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